The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals—and Other Forgotten Skills
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- Author：Tristan Gooley
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Summary
Turn Every Walk into a Game of Detection
When writer and navigator Tristan Gooley journeys outside， he sees a natural world filled with clues。 The roots of a tree indicate the sun’s direction; the Big Dipper tells the time; a passing butterfly hints at the weather; a sand dune reveals prevailing wind; the scent of cinnamon suggests altitude; a budding flower points south。 To help you understand nature as he does， Gooley shares more than 850 tips for forecasting， tracking， and more， gathered from decades spent walking the landscape around his home and around the world。 Whether you’re walking in the country or city， along a coastline， or by night， this is the ultimate resource on what the land， sun， moon， stars， plants， animals， and clouds can reveal—if you only know how to look！
When writer and navigator Tristan Gooley journeys outside， he sees a natural world filled with clues。 The roots of a tree indicate the sun’s direction; the Big Dipper tells the time; a passing butterfly hints at the weather; a sand dune reveals prevailing wind; the scent of cinnamon suggests altitude; a budding flower points south。 To help you understand nature as he does， Gooley shares more than 850 tips for forecasting， tracking， and more， gathered from decades spent walking the landscape around his home and around the world。 Whether you’re walking in the country or city， along a coastline， or by night， this is the ultimate resource on what the land， sun， moon， stars， plants， animals， and clouds can reveal—if you only know how to look！
Reviews
Jonny Davies
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Enjoyed it， very informative but it's more of a pick up as needed as opposed to a continuous read。 Enjoyed it， very informative but it's more of a pick up as needed as opposed to a continuous read。 。。。more
Nick Davies
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Bought for me as a gift， objectively this was excellent。 Don't get me wrong - this was chock full of fascinating information about the outdoors， and certainly enriching in terms of what it has to say about the natural world。 Weather， the celestial sphere， plants and animals， geology and much more。 The content of this was very good indeed， and I will return to it to pick up more pearls of wisdom （or just grains of trivia）。 I will need to， as there was so much to learn here that much has been forg Bought for me as a gift， objectively this was excellent。 Don't get me wrong - this was chock full of fascinating information about the outdoors， and certainly enriching in terms of what it has to say about the natural world。 Weather， the celestial sphere， plants and animals， geology and much more。 The content of this was very good indeed， and I will return to it to pick up more pearls of wisdom （or just grains of trivia）。 I will need to， as there was so much to learn here that much has been forgotten over the course of such a rich and informative read。But subjectively， I had a problem。 It's a matter of taste but it did detract from my enjoyment a slice。 The author's writing style， and to an extent the premise of the book， irritated me a little。 Gooley is clearly an experienced walker and guide， and I bow to his knowledge and expertise， but at times he comes over a bit humblebrag。 Some would appreciate the insertion of the author in his anecdotes but for me I was more interested in the factual content and less in the personal。 I also was left slightly feeling like the book was neither a complete fit as a useful lightweight 'carry with you for reference while walking' book， nor a 'read at home like a travel book and be taken on a journey in the wild'。 I feel harsh criticising what was a very interesting book that was full of content， for something trivial and personal I felt about it， but it did impinge a little throughout my reading。 I couldn't escape all the "Yes， in late May that plant may flower in that orientation so you know north is in that direction。。 but how often is this plant the only clue， and why do you not already know where north is？" thoughts。 。。。more
Murat
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Could have been an excellent book with 30 pages of valuable information。
Ellen Behrens
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Tristan Gooley has walked terrain in more places around the world than most of us will ever see， even in the media。 He brings all of that experience and research to "The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs，" and does it in a way that's conscious -- in every sentence -- that he's helping a lot of people who are casual observers of nature to see everything around them differently。If found myself checking to see if I could determine which way North was by looking at the trees around us in the woods Tristan Gooley has walked terrain in more places around the world than most of us will ever see， even in the media。 He brings all of that experience and research to "The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs，" and does it in a way that's conscious -- in every sentence -- that he's helping a lot of people who are casual observers of nature to see everything around them differently。If found myself checking to see if I could determine which way North was by looking at the trees around us in the woods as we hiked in Montana， and tried to figure out what I could learn from the seaweed while on the Pacific coast。 I realized I was going to have to read the book more than once。 Or， more likely， now that I've been through the book once， I'll refer to it along with the field guides I've accumulated over the years。Because we live and travel full-time in our RV， our "local hikes" change all the time， and from one extreme to another -- mountains， coastline， desert， interior plains。。。。 Readers who live in one place and know it well to start with will benefit even more from this book。Many of the details and examples Gooley uses are from places outside of North America， and those that are relevant to the US are often specific to the East Coast。 Even so， the techniques he describes can be used anywhere -- learning to observe the winds， flow of water， stars， plants and animals， and other natural occurances isn't reliant on where you are on the earth， but on how closely you can pay attention to the little things， to find patterns， and to make connections that reveal the world you're in。The back of my paperback says， "Turn Every Walk Into a Game of Detection，" and that's exactly what this book has done for me。 。。。more
Steve
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Well-written and informative。
Cesar F
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A companion in the journey to be mindfull
Lab
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This book is very interesting and informative！ There are a lot of interesting tricks for decoding nature's messages。 I enjoyed this book a lot！ Be prepared to take notes to remember all the wonderful clues and facts in this book！ This book is very interesting and informative！ There are a lot of interesting tricks for decoding nature's messages。 I enjoyed this book a lot！ Be prepared to take notes to remember all the wonderful clues and facts in this book！ 。。。more
Ada Wojciechowska
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DNF 60%Aż tak mnie nie interesuje orientacja w terenie
Phil Duckworth
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Very enjoyable， already tried to use several techniques mentioned。 Good fun to try out some of the things suggested。
Kathryn Buono
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It was kind of interesting
Nick Caddick
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A really great insight into using all your senses to make sense of where you are which I thought was almost allegorical。 I did get a little lost in the weeds section but then I'm not a planty person。 Some great "aha" moments worthy of rolling out at supper or the pub。 I will try to put at least some of the hints and tips into practice just to feel part of a much bigger universe。 A really great insight into using all your senses to make sense of where you are which I thought was almost allegorical。 I did get a little lost in the weeds section but then I'm not a planty person。 Some great "aha" moments worthy of rolling out at supper or the pub。 I will try to put at least some of the hints and tips into practice just to feel part of a much bigger universe。 。。。more
Kathrine
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Very interesting， but I suspect a lot of the things in this book will take practice。 If you're like me， and only have limited botanical knowledge， there will be further homework too。 However， I did enjoy it， and I'm looking forward to putting the tips into practice。 Very interesting， but I suspect a lot of the things in this book will take practice。 If you're like me， and only have limited botanical knowledge， there will be further homework too。 However， I did enjoy it， and I'm looking forward to putting the tips into practice。 。。。more
Jasrun
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“The main part of this book has focused your attention on deductions: the things to look out for and the explanations of what each clue means”I definitely needed to read this one。 A slow read but rich in knowledge that can be put into practice immediately。 This book pieced together what I already knew about the outdoors and added more on top。 I think I have found a new genre to explore！
Sarah Carter
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“Personally， I would rather die walking than die of boredom reading about how to walk safely。”Do you know how to find your way in the world without a GPS？ Can you look at the clouds after lunch and know if it will rain or not？ Can you tell the prevailing wind direction from looking at a tree？ Tristan Gooley knows how and he share his knowledge in the books he’s written to make nature’s signs accessible to all people。After listening to Tristan Gooley speak on a podcast about how to tell the weath “Personally， I would rather die walking than die of boredom reading about how to walk safely。”Do you know how to find your way in the world without a GPS？ Can you look at the clouds after lunch and know if it will rain or not？ Can you tell the prevailing wind direction from looking at a tree？ Tristan Gooley knows how and he share his knowledge in the books he’s written to make nature’s signs accessible to all people。After listening to Tristan Gooley speak on a podcast about how to tell the weather by watching the clouds， I went and put his books on hold with my local library。 In Natural Navigator， he delves into how to travel about a countryside and read clues about the area and where to go by the nature around you。 In The Lost Art of Reading Nature Signs， he takes the reader through different natural phenomenon and what that tells you about time， weather or location。 Anyone interesting in nature or just learning more about the world would enjoy his books。 I plan to buy his books and add them to my bookshelf。 The next one I’m waiting on is The Secret World of Weather。 Read more here: https://sarahannecarter。com/natural-n。。。 。。。more
Randy
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I found this book to be fascinating and very detailed。 It is so rich in information that I would read a section， go and apply it， and then come back for more。 Highly recommended for anyone who loves nature and wants to understand it better。
McKenna
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I’m okay with it。 I personally feel like I don’t need to know all this stuff。 I go for walks all the time。 And I’m one of those people who go for walks for stress relief not for more thinking
Iguazel
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Muy entretenido cuando tienes oportunidades de practicar e intentar encontrar las cosas de las que habla en el libro。 Los párrafos son densos， hay mucha información， lo que me lleva a pensar que lo usaré como libro de referencia cuando salga a pasear。 Me ha costado lo suyo leerlo pero lo he disfrutado mucho más en el segundo intento que en el primero。 Tengo ganas de salir a encontrar pistas en la naturaleza。
Margaret
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This is mostly not a narrative - even in the story chapter about Borneo， it feels like an almanac --- lots of facts。 Chapters are well-organized in terms of collecting related facts。Recommend checking this out and flipping through to the parts you're most interested in。 This is mostly not a narrative - even in the story chapter about Borneo， it feels like an almanac --- lots of facts。 Chapters are well-organized in terms of collecting related facts。Recommend checking this out and flipping through to the parts you're most interested in。 。。。more
Katie
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It’s not what I hoped it would be。 Author is a good writer and clearly knows a lot， but his information is disorganized and inconsistently thorough。
Mina
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Had a lot of cool information that I've been using on my nature walks。 Had a lot of cool information that I've been using on my nature walks。 。。。more
Alta
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this is one of the only non fiction books I'd ever recommend to someone。 Yes， the content would have fit on 100 fewer pages， but it was still worth it。 this is one of the only non fiction books I'd ever recommend to someone。 Yes， the content would have fit on 100 fewer pages， but it was still worth it。 。。。more
Kerrie Pensiero
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Disclaimer: I listened to the audio book。 If you’re looking for a book that’ll lull you to a state of comatose then you just found it！ Yesh。。。As an avid， daily hiker I thought I’d find some interesting information here but no such luck。 I guess if you’re living in Europe and taking walks in a more urban setting you’d find this more insightful。 It’s def not for Americans in the actual “forest。” Bummer。。
Dodie
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Overall I liked this book and it had a lot of interesting information in it。 I just found it was hard to get through。
Jacqui- the teen junk isn't mine！
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for an absolute beginner， many walkers will have this knowledge。
Laura-Kristiina Valdson
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Full of interesting facts， but written in a very dull way。 Not sure if it's badly edited， but the writing could've been more interesting。 Nevertheless， I enjoyed some chapters a lot， especially about trees and stars。 Full of interesting facts， but written in a very dull way。 Not sure if it's badly edited， but the writing could've been more interesting。 Nevertheless， I enjoyed some chapters a lot， especially about trees and stars。 。。。more
Skip Unger
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This was a rare addition to my collection on weather and nature folklore and navigation given to me by my daughter。 A great book chockfull of fascinating nature signs and tips on being more observant while outdoors with an emphasis on navigation。 While the author's experience is primarily based in Britain， he has global experience and the techniques and tips provided have worldwide applications。 These books are not common so it's highly recommended for outdoor enthusiasts and those interested in This was a rare addition to my collection on weather and nature folklore and navigation given to me by my daughter。 A great book chockfull of fascinating nature signs and tips on being more observant while outdoors with an emphasis on navigation。 While the author's experience is primarily based in Britain， he has global experience and the techniques and tips provided have worldwide applications。 These books are not common so it's highly recommended for outdoor enthusiasts and those interested in the old ways of navigation， trekking and enjoying nature。 。。。more
Mike Niebrzydowski
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Started kind of slow， but I was able to get more into it later。 The stories helped a little bit。 Some good info and tips。 I probably am aware of some things already and don’t really think about it。 Learned some new things as well。 We’ll see how much I remember。。。！
Kerri McCormack
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A hard read but very informative
Davec426913
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This was an amazing read。 Even while reading， I could not wait to get out on the trail and start using all my newfound knowledge。 I've hilit pretty much every second page with some useful tidbit of lore， and plan to go back and reread it to collect those notes into a journal I can take with me on the trail。 This was an amazing read。 Even while reading， I could not wait to get out on the trail and start using all my newfound knowledge。 I've hilit pretty much every second page with some useful tidbit of lore， and plan to go back and reread it to collect those notes into a journal I can take with me on the trail。 。。。more
Dakota Morgan
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